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After internal strategy sessions, Colorado Senate to take up $46B budget debate
Marianne Goodland | marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Tax Day carries added weight at the state Capitol this year, as the Senate prepares to take up the 2026‑27 budget on Wednesday following a day of prepara…

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After internal strategy sessions, Colorado Senate to take up $46B budget debate
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Calendar
Colorado Politics Calendar Mar. 2-9
Rachael Wright, Special to Colorado Politics | 02/28/2026
CoPo’s weekly political calendar will help you find political and public-policy events throughout Colorado. It includes candidate and issue campaign events, public policy meetings, court hearings, state and local party conventions, assemblies, debates, rallies, parades, speaking engagements, traveling dignitary appearances, water meetings, book signings, county…

Opinion
Colorado’s childcare contribution tax credit bolsters our economy by keeping programs afloat | PODIUM
Colorado Politics | colorado-politics@coloradopolitics.com
By Mike Kehoe, Lisa Steven and Johnna Reeder Kleymeyer Colorado parents are struggling to find childcare, programs that serve our most vulnerable families …

